Atchison Cottage Routines

Jiggling Jellyfish Younger Babies Room
Flashing Fish Older Babies Room
Terrific Turtles Toddlers Room
Sparkling Starfish Junior Preschool Room

Jiggling Jellyfish Younger Babies Room

8.00am	Centre Opens, Free play indoors with Soft Play Equipment. Variety of resources catered to children’s interests
8.30am	Hand washing/ Toileting/ Nappy change routine Morning Tea/ Milk offered– ongoing
8.45am	Group Programmed Activities to be set up on upper level – fine motor, social /emotional child, inquiring child, communicating childCreative and aesthetic activities to be set up lower level
9.00am	All children transition to upper level for Mat Time – Roll call, welcome song, stories, finger puppets.Sunsmart program including applying sunscreen.
9.30am	Jellyfish to transition outside for morning outdoor play and physical wellbeing (weather Permitting).If wet remain inside for free play activities
10.15am	Children transition to upstairs for Programmed intentional / spontaneous activities set up on upper level – inquiry, imagination. Construction/Cause and Effect/ puzzles and sorting/classifying resources – experimenting, persistence and problem solving.Books – sensory/exploration/visualCreative and aesthetic activities set up on lower level.
10.30am	First group – 1 x sleep per day children will transition to lunch after nappy change and hand washing. Staff to sit with children and encourage self feeding for older children and assist younger babies. Once finished, this group will transition to quiet room for quiet activities. Second group – 2 x sleep children awake from 1st sleep will transition to lunch after nappy change & hand washing.Lunch Time
11.00am	First group in quiet room prepare for bottle time and get ready for sleep.
11.20am	One staff member will remain with babies who are still feeding. Art work to be organised for the second group – younger babies to do artwork once lunch has been completed.
11.45am	Kitchen and bathroom to be cleaned/disinfected.
12-2pm	Teacher lunches.
12.50pm	First lunch teachers return from lunch.Nappy change and hand washing in preparation for second group babies after Afternoon tea.Babies who are awake will move to the lower level for ongoing Afternoon Tea- Milk offered and any other children who have woken will join afternoon tea -ratios to be maintained.
1.40pm	Second lunch Teachers return from lunch.Nappy change and hand washing for first group babies in preparation for Afternoon Tea – Milk offeredTeachers prepare second group Babies who are going to bed for their afternoon sleep.Bottle Time
2.00pm	Mat time and music and movement time upstairs – fairness, confidence, enthusiasm and sense of group.Sunscreen to be applied.
2.30pm	Winter/Summer clothing and transition outside – physical wellbeing
3.15pm	Transition indoors for nappy change and hand Washing in preparation for Supper. Teachers to sit with children and encourage self feeding for older children and assist younger babies.
4.00pm	programmed Intentional/spontaneous activities continue on upper level.Story time
5.30pm	Family grouping with all rooms combining in the Jellyfish room.
6.00pm	Centre Closes

Flashing Fish Older Babies Room

8.00am	Centre opens- Family grouping in Starfish Room – Free Play indoors
8.30am	Flashing Fish transition into their room Hand washing/ Toileting/ Nappy change if needed (ratios maintained) Morning Tea – ongoing until 9am – Milk to be offered.
8.55am	Flashing Fish group time, Welcome song and stories, Language/Roll Call,Sunsmart including sunscreen
9.00am	Flashing Fish to transition outside. (Weather Permitting). If wet remain inside for free play activities.
10:15am	Flashing Fish transition inside for Programmed Activities – Based around both child interest, and intentional teaching.
10.30am	Whist children are playing, one teacher begins the nappy change/toileting routine.
10.50am	Pack Away time. All children then have a planned language group, With an experience focusing on a current interest/developing skill.
11.00am	Lunch – Children wash hands for lunch, children then sit at the table, and those who can help to serve their own lunches.
11.20am	Flashing Fish group transition to bed (Those with bottles, have bottles on the mat).
11.40am	Sleep and Rest time – provide quiet activities for non-sleepers
12.00 – 2pm	Teachers lunches.
2.00pm	Toileting/ Nappy change/ hand washing Afternoon Tea – Milk to be offered – As children finish afternoon tea, transition to mat for a planned Music experience and have their sunscreen applied
2.30pm	Winter/Summer clothing and transition outside.
3.15pm	Flashing Fish to transition inside for Craft, Music and Movement and free play.
4.00pm	Supper Indoors in own room – Ongoing
4.15pm	Toileting/ nappies / hand washing
4.30pm	Free play continues within the Flashing Fish room, with activities based around interests shown by the children.
5:00pm	Flashing Fish children pack away and then settle on the mat for a language group.
5.15pm	Flashing Fish s to transition to Jellyfish Room for free play activities.
5.30pm	Family grouping in Jellyfish room with all 4 rooms combined.
6.00pm	Centre Closes

Terrific Turtles Toddlers Room

8.00am	Centre opens- Family grouping in Starfish Room – Free Play indoors
8.30am	Flashing Fish children move into their room. Turtles and Starfish rooms continue grouping within the Starfish Room.
8.45am	Combined Morning Welcome Group – Transition children to Hand washing Morning Tea in individual rooms (Milk to be offered) – ongoing
9.15am	Terrific Turtles Welcome Group – Roll Call/ Children decide upon daily activities.
9.30am	Indoor Play Period – The children play indoors, with a variety of activities that are both child initiated, spontaneous and a part ofthe rooms Intentional teaching.
10:00am	Sunscreen Applied, Children source their own hats, and jumpers from their bags (assistance provided where needed).
10.15am	Turtles to transition outside.(Weather Permitting). If wet remain inside for free play activities.
10.55am	Language and Literacy Group – Children experience a group basedactivities around enhancing their language skills.
11.15am	Children are transitioned to use the bathroom/wash their handsin preparation for lunch time. Lunch is served with children assisting in the service and preparation.
11.30am	Turtle group (2 Years and above) to go to bathroom for Tooth brushing and transition to bed.
11.45am	Rest time – provide quiet activities for non-sleepers
11.45 – 1.45pm	Teachers lunches
1.45pm	Toileting/ Nappy change/ hand washing
2.00pm	Afternoon Tea (Milk to be offered) – ongoing As children finish afternoon tea, transition to mat for stories and sunscreen application.
2.20pm	Music and Movement Lesson based around the development of musical concepts, and social skills
2:40pm	Free play indoors with a variety of activities decided upon by both children and educators.
3.15pm	Winter/Summer clothing and transition outside.
3.50pm	Toileting/ nappies / hand washing
4.00pm	Supper – Ongoing
4.15pm	Munch and Move Program – completed outdoors in collaboration with Starfish.
4.30pm	Turtles to transition indoors, and combine with Starfish in the Starfish room.
5.15pm	Transition to Jiggling Jellyfish Room, for family grouping.
6.00pm	Centre Closes

Sparkling Starfish Junior Preschool Room

8.00am	Centre opensFamily grouping in Starfish Room for 2 years and older children Free Play indoors
8.30am	Flashing Fish separate into their own room, while Starfish andTurtles continue family grouping.
8.45am	Combined Morning Welcome Group – Transition children to handwashing. Morning Tea in individual rooms (Milk to be offered) – ongoing
9.10am	Starfish Mat Time -Morning Welcome, Roll Call, Children decide upon daily activities. Morning Language group.
9.30am	Transition to programmed activities, these being both childinitiated and intentional teaching
9:50 am	Children prepare for outside, children put on their sunscreen, andFind their hats, jumpers etc.
10.15am	Starfish transition outdoors (weather permitting) forA variety of planned/spontaneous activities
11.10am	Starfish transition for toileting/nappy change, hand washing Lunch – Sparkling Starfish to Self Serve
11.40am	Starfish Room group to go to bathroom for tooth brushing andtransition to mat for Show and Tell.
11.50am	Rest time – provide quiet activities for non-sleepers
11:50-1:50pm	Teachers Lunches
1:50pm	Toileting, Nappy Change, hand washing.
2:00pm	Afternoon Tea (Milk to be offered) – ongoing As children finish afternoon, transition to the mat for PreschoolProgram
2:15pm	Pre School Program – Focusing on a skill required for school eg:Letter Recognition, Sound Recognition, Numbers. After preschool program sunscreen is applied.
2:45pm	Transition to programmed activities, these being both childinitiated and intentional teaching.
3:15am	Children prepare for outside, Children transition outside.
3.50pm	Toileting/ nappies / hand washing
4.00pm	Supper – Ongoing
4.15pm	Munch and Move Program – completed outdoors in collaboration with Turtle room.
4.30pm	Turtles and Starfish transition inside for a combined grouptime/free play
5.15pm	Transition to Jiggling Jellyfish Room, for family grouping
6.00pm	Centre Closes

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